Fishing
Administration plans stepped-up fight against carp
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – The Obama administration says it will step up efforts to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, even though closing Chicago-area shipping locks,
WI DNR sets Angler Education Workshops: Become one!
At a minimum, these workshops focus on teaching basic spincasting and incorporating related topics in a K-12 curriculum. School teachers, fishing club members, and community youth fishing program leaders are invited. Please check back from
ND: Teddy Roosevelt park elk reduction going well
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – An elk reduction project at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has reached the halfway point and 200 elk have been killed, more than expected. The park’s goal is
First Survey of Water Resources on National Wildlife Refuges
The first comprehensive national inventorying of the Refuge System’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and streams begins its first full year in 2011, as population growth and climate change increase competition for water resources. “We will look
WI DNR Snow & Outdoor Report: Dec. 16
Another winter storm last weekend blanked most of the state with an additional 6 to as much as 20 inches of snow, with the central portion of the state receiving the heaviest snowfall. The far
OH: Firearms hunt takes a slight dip in harvest
Youth season, deer gun season completed Columbus – Ohio hunters took 104,442 white-tailed deer during the state’s weeklong deer-gun season, which ran Nov. 29 through Dec. 5, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In
OH: Claiming self defense, man shoots black bear
Massillon, Ohio – A hunter in northeast Ohio shot a 225-pound black bear claiming self defense, the DNR Division of Wildlife reported. The unidentified hunter, reportedly of the Massillon area, shot the state-endangered animal Nov.
PA: Purchasing a real tree at Christmas is a good thing
University Park, Pa. – The question of whether it is environmentally correct to buy a real Christmas tree has been asked repeatedly in recent years, and an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences
MI: Regulations proposed for hog-hunting farms
Lansing – Hog-hunting and hog-breeding facilities might not remain unregulated for much longer. At a recent meeting of the state Natural Resources Commission, a DNRE workgroup presented recommendations for regulating sporting swine (feral hog) facilities.
